Feeding ecology of the lesser weever, Echiichthys vipera (Cuvier, 1829), on the western coast of Portugal

Journal of Applied Ichthyology

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 211-216

  Vasconcelos, R ^a   Prista, N ^a   Cabral, H ^a   Costa, M J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LISBON   (Portugal)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIET; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEEDING ECOLOGY; INTERPOPULATION VARIATION; PERCIFORM; STOMACH CONTENT;

DOURO ESTUARY; EURASIA; EUROPE; LISBOA [PORTUGAL]; PORTO [PORTUGAL]; PORTUGAL; SOUTHERN EUROPE; TAGUS ESTUARY;

AMPHIPODA; CRUSTACEA; ECHIICHTHYS VIPERA; GAMMARUS; IDOTEA; ISOPODA; MYSIDACEA; PISCES; SCHISTOMYSIS; TELEOSTEI; VIPERA;

EID: 3242804408     PISSN: 01758659     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0426.2004.00547.x     Document Type: Article

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